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explain
/ɪk'spleɪn/
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explain
verb
serve as a reason or cause or justification of
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"Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again"
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excuse
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type of:
justify
vindicate
verb
make plain and comprehensible
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"He explained the laws of physics to his students"
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explicate
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inform
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define
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"The committee explained their plan for fund-raising to the Dean"
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state
tell
say
Words sounding like good explain
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pain
explain
train
brain
plane
rain
main
remain
insane
champagne
chain
spain
campaign
complain
crane
plain
gain
maintain
wayne
airplane
lane
vain
cocaine
drain
contain
cane
obtain
grain
entertain
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